Tag: mandolin

The Upland Tasting Room, an extension of the brewery in Bloomington, IN, serves excellent beer, welcomes dogs, and best of all (besides the beer!) they support local acoustic/folk music. There is a traditional Irish session every Sunday, 6-9:30 p.m., and most Fridays and Saturdays feature songwriters and bluegrass. New Augusta Bluegrass Band is a regular on the calendar and they were tearing it up this past Friday when I visited. Upland doesn’t serve food aside from pretzels, but you are welcome to take in from the places around. This is an easy place to lose track of time, chit-chat, try several types of beer. There’s no cover so be generous when tipping musicians and bar staff if we want to see this kind of music supported for a long time to come. Once again, Folkfestfinder highly rates the Upland Tasting Room for its choice to support music and conversation over television. If you want to get a feel for what the place is like, here is a short video (note: FolkFestFinder is working on her video skills!):